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Unknown Artist - Unfinished Batman "Try-out" Page Original Art (DC, mid-1940s).

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Unknown Artist - Unfinished Batman  Try-out  Page Original Art (DC, mid-1940s).
<B>Unknown Artist - Unfinished Batman "Try-out" Page Original Art (DC, mid-1940s).</B></I> Here is an unusual piece, giving us a peek into the process of drawing Batman during the 1940s. This partially inked page depicts a fist fight between the Dark Knight and his arch-rival the Joker. The art may have been a "try-out" page that was lightbox-penciled (off the original, published page) by a production artist in order to give potential inkers a tryout, or it may have been used in a classroom situation. It is all but certain that Bob Kane and his staff had no direct connection with this piece. Still, the paper, artwork, and ink <I>are</B></I> vintage from the early '40s, making this an interesting curio from the time. A fairly clean piece with light smudging and no white-out, in Very Good condition, measuring 13" x 18". <BR><BR><B>Important notice:</B> Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of 200-250 lots per hour. On some occasions eBay Live bid software or the Internet may not be able to keep up with the pace of the auction. We recommend placing a realistic absentee bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Occasionally the auctioneer may eliminate or reject an eBay Live bid, and the auctioneer may also reopen a lot after the close of the eBay live bidding (usually because we missed an audience bid), and may reject your bid even if it shows you as the winning bidder. By bidding via eBay Live, you agree that Heritage may award the lot to another bidder at its sole discretion under the circumstances described above or any other reasonable circumstances. Since eBay bids are not shown to us until we open the lot on the floor, we treat those bids just like floor bids. In most cases the floor responds before the eBay bid is presented to us, due to Internet lag time, so for consistency we have made it a policy that floor bids are always considered first over tie eBay live bids. Also please note that all Heritage lots purchased through eBay Live carry a 20% Buyer's Premium. Please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions before you bid.